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Synopsys Inc · 2 days ago

Senior System Architect, Analog Design

positionSunnyvale, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
date15+ years exp

Synopsys Inc is a leader in high-speed chip design, enabling tomorrow’s connectivity for PCIe and Ethernet. They are seeking a Senior System Architect specializing in Analog Design to define architecture, model systems, and analyze signal integrity for serial-link transceivers.

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Responsibilities

Architecture: definition of architecture and specifications for the transmitter and receiver
Modelling: design and maintenance of the system level model
Signal/Power Integrity: analyzing different signal and power integrity requirements
Sign-off: system level simulation of the design performance across multiple protocols and channels
Silicon: qualification and correlation of performance and algorithms in silicon
Customers: assisting customers on system level performance and algorithmic issues

Qualification

System-level architectureHigh-speed analog designSERDES modellingTx/Rx equalization techniquesHigh-speed serial protocolsLink budget analysisCommunications theoryDigital signal processingHigh-speed CMOS designTransceiver performance measurement

Required

You have a MSc or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 15+ yrs of experience
Familiarity with modelling of SERDES transmitters and receivers in Matlab or similar tool
Knowledge of circuit topologies in high-speed Rx/Tx SerDes PHY
Understanding of Tx/Rx equalization techniques
Knowledge of CDR architectures and CDR loop dynamics
Experience in analyzing link budgets for either NRZ and PAM4 high-speed serial links
Knowledge about common high-speed serial data protocols including Ethernet, OIF, JESD, CPRI
Experience in lab testing of high-speed serial links

Preferred

Modelling - experience in Matlab/Simulink/C modeling of circuits and systems
Communications theory - equalization, coding, noise/crosstalk filtering
Digital - background in digital signal process (DSP)
Analog - background in high-speed analog CMOS circuit design
Hardware - awareness on per-protocol handing of RX and TX adaptation; hands on experience in measurement of transceiver performance

Benefits

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Company

Synopsys Inc

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Synopsys is the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, enabling customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products.
dateFounded in 1986
location
Mountain View, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://www.synopsys.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$2B
Key Investors
NVIDIAGreen Pine Capital Partners
2025-12-01Post Ipo Equity· $2B
2022-09-21Post Ipo Equity
1994-01-01Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Aart Geus
Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO
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Chi-Foon Chan
President and co-Chief Executive Officer

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